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Atlantis Dive Resorts: "Nice variety of diving in Sabang, Puerto Galera", Feb, 2023, by Rene Cote, VA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 16 Helpful votes). Report 12351 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Atlantis Puerto Galera delivered a very pleasant experience for my first trip to the Philippines. The resort is located in Sabang, on the boardwalk along dozens upon dozens of other dive shops - Sabang is packed with dive shops. The staff at Atlantis was super friendly, gracious, and professional. The food was excellent, and I mean really, really good. The chef happens to also be a diver and photographer - not only does he run an excellent kitchen, but he has a keen eye and takes amazing photos; I had the opportunity to dive with him and he pointed out of lot of things that made it into my final video. My room was adequate. The A/C worked as did the hot water for the shower - the essentials of 'adequate'. The dive facilities are excellent. There are plenty of rinse tanks for gear and cameras, lots of space to hang gear between dives and a really large camera room with 120V&210V charging outlets. The diving was a mixed bag. I seem to be cursed and bad visibility follows me. My first full day of diving we went to Verde Island, which had the potential for wonderful colorful corals - but the viz limited my ability to capture that beauty. Near the resort, most of the dive sites were only a couple of minutes away. These closer dive sights offer chances to see turtles and nudibranchs. The Alma Jane wreck is also close by with a max depth of 30 meters. I filmed a nice school of spade fish hanging out at the bow. Another "interesting" dive is the Canyons dive, which offers some ripping currents and finishes near an old Spanish anchor. My dive there definitely delivered on the ripping current, but the low viz obscured the corals and fish that we might have otherwise seen along the way... my reef hook paid off when we stopped at one spot to observe a small school of fish. Overall, the diving was decent, with the highlight being the macro life. Even with lower visibility, finding and filming these little critters is a real joy; in one dive spot we found 5 sea horses within a few meters. The water was a bit chilly my week there - ranging from 76-78F. I am always cold so was glad to have my heated vest on this trip, and I also double hooded. In summary, the resort provides a quality experience, with friendly and professional staff. The diving is good, and has potential to be excellent with better weather and visibility.
Websites	Atlantis Dive Resorts [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Morehead City NC, most of the Caribbean, Cenotes MX, La Paz, Socorro, Okinawa, French Polynesia, Indonesia: Komodo Islands, Bali & Raja Ampat; Maldives, Hawaii, Palau, Yap and Fiji
Closest Airport	MNL	Getting There	Flights to Manila, 2 hour shuttle to Batangas, 2 hr public ferry to Sabang, Puerto Galera (or 40 minute water taxi); then 30 minute shuttle to my hotel - Atlantis Puerto Galera
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge, currents
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Most dives were 60 minutes; we were expected to follow the guide, but sometimes I went a bit away, and there were no problems - I was able to do my photography without having to stick closely to the group or guide. Dives were not very deep so no issues with NDL.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Excellent camera room

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By report author: Rene Cote in VA, US at Feb 25, 2023 13:35 EST

I forgot to include the YouTube video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BfpFwB3AXs

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in Philippines/Puerto Galera

Atlantis Dive Resorts: "Nice variety of diving in Sabang, Puerto Galera", Feb, 2023,

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in
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